Community of Practice

Fall is here and we kicked it off by hosting our Community of Practice on the importance of data updates on September 26th, at 1pm EST/10am PST!

Join us for an engaging session where we dive into the latest data update—2019 to 2021 data—for the Greenlink Equity Map (GEM). You’ll be amazed by what’s changed in just a couple of years! This session is led by Greenlink’s Sharanya Madhavan, Data Scientist, and Samantha Houck, Community Program Manager. They share insights on what the new update looks like in GEM, and why refreshing the data is so important for our work in pursuing energy and environmental justice for all.

Join Greenlink for a webinar on the development of City of #Richmond’s, “RVAgreen 2050: Climate Equity Action Plan 2030,” a roadmap for eliminating greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and helping the community adapt to climate change. The session is led by Dawn Oleksy, Energy Program Manager for Richmond’s Office of Sustainability, and Greenlink Analytics’ CEO Matt Cox.

Our speakers touch on many aspects of making Richmond’s Plan, including the procedures, relationship building with community and organizations, and data tools for accurate baselines and energy projections. The webinar is a good fit for any organization or city that’s in the process of creating their own climate or sustainability plan.

There will be a follow up workshop in May 2024 to network and dive deeper into the topic.

Join Greenlink for an engaging session where we’ll dive into what you’ve been working on lately. Whether you’re new to our Greenlink Equity Map (GEM), or could use a refresher, this session features a comprehensive demo. We’ll explore the tool’s functionalities, its unique features compared to others, and the resources available to your team through GEM membership. Plus, we’ll introduce our new self-onboarding feature that streamlines your experience.

Join Greenlink Analytics as we share this tool and discuss how it can enhance your work streams and relationships within community-government contexts.

Join Greenlink for a workshop on building Collaboration between cities and Communities.

Cities across the United States have expressed the need for Data-Driven Equity insights to inform Climate and Sustainability strategies. Governments are requiring the inclusion of Community Engagement in the development of new programs and policies. Master facilitator and Founder of Facilitating Power Rosa González, lead the development of Greenlink’s Process Guide for City-Community Collaboration as a step-by-step handbook to help ensure just outcomes.

Join the session to strategize and experiment with Greenlink’s Community Team, using Process Guide activities to advance more data-backed, equity-driven procedures that impact climate change and social, environmental, and economic inequalities in your neighborhood.

Let’s talk about climate action and sustainable development plans! Many cities and communities are in the process of developing and implementing plans to reduce carbon emissions while centering equity throughout the process. It’s not easy or simple work, but you are not alone. That’s why we handed YOU the microphone! It’s a meeting of the minds to share successes and challenges, and ask each other questions.

This workshop follows up on April’s Community of Practice about Richmond’s Climate Equity Action Plan, which featured Dawn Oleksy and Matt Cox. They discussed the importance of trust building, prioritizing community voices, and how good data helps demonstrate how climate plans can address community needs.

Angelica Chavez- Duckworth, Director of Community Initiatives, and Samantha Houck, Community Program Manager, will lead this follow-up discussion. The workshop will host break out rooms to enable smaller group discussions, followed by a short debrief afterwards. Here are some of the questions we’ll be discussing:

How far along are you in your climate or sustainable development action planning?
Which parts of the plan are proving to be effective?
Which parts are challenging, troublesome or not going according to plan?
Does your state currently have policies and infrastructure in place to support the plan? If so, what are these? Are there possible changes on the horizon that could impact the work?
Have you engaged with local government officials, community based organizations, or communities during the process?
What data or resources have supported the work?

Join Greenlink for an informational session on our new Equity Map indicator: Transportation Burden. This workshop is led by special guests and community partners: Peter Hass, Chief Analyst at the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT - https://www.youtube.com/c/CNTorg), and Karen Apple, Electric Vehicle Program Manager with the City of Phoenix’s (https://www.youtube.com/user/cityofphoenixaz) Office of Sustainability.

CNT guides us behind the development of the transportation burden indicators and maps, and Karen will walk us through the application of transportation data as it relates to her work in electrifying vehicles in Arizona.